Persisting as a Provost: Developing the Strategies and Skills to Serve Beyond the National Median Tenure

Pre-registration is required.

Being a provost is a challenging job. While some consider it one of the hardest jobs at a university, it also has a lot of rewards and joys. “Persisting as a Provost” is a workshop aimed at helping current provosts (or potential provosts) develop the strategies and skills to persist beyond the national median tenure of three years. The focus will be on developing organizational acumen, leadership, resilience, and political savvy, and how to stay committed to academic values while being positioned as the campus’s “second in charge.” Three seasoned provosts will lead the workshop, designed with a series of roundtable discussions to facilitate connections and ideas for professional development. Participants will leave with insights into their own strengths and areas for enhancement, as well as a better sense of the national landscape associated with being a successful provost.